Take a Letter Mr. Jones (1981)

Name: Take a Letter Mr. Jones
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.2
Cast: John Inman, Rula Lenska, Miriam Margolyes, Joan Blackham, Gina Maher

Comedy

Take a Letter, Mr Jones was a short-lived 1981 British sitcom produced by Southern Television for ITV. It ran for a single series of six episodes. Graham Jones works as personal secretary to female executive Joan Warner within a London-based multinational corporation called 8-Star. Although he ably assists her in their busy office, Graham often helps Joan with her equally hectic domestic arrangements as she is a single mother to seven-year-old Lucy.

IMDb rating: 6.2 (109 votes)
Episode average: 5.4 -0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1981)

5.40 avg 6 episodes 5.9 → 5.0

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Interview	5.9	14
2	The Protector	5.8	12
3	The Holiday....	5.9	10
4	The Japanese Contract....	4.6	11
5	The Trade Fair	5.2	9
6	Business Before Pleasure....	5.0	10